Instructions

Pretend the jump rope is a board over a river and walk on the jump rope over the river - keeping feet and toes on the jump rope

Have child walk slowly on one side of rope. When you clap child jumps to other side of rope and walks. Repeat

Place the jump rope into a circle shape and walk on the rope

Jump from outside the rope circle to inside the circle proceeding around the circle

Hop on right foot from outside the circle to inside the circle proceeding around the circle. Repeat using left foot.

Jump into circle backwards, then jump out of the circle forward and proceed around the circle

Have child lie down on his back inside the circle and raise up legs and pump like a bicycle while counting aloud to 10. Repeat but count backwards from 10.

Extend

This is another fun activity that child can create his own actions with the jump rope. Encourage child to find a multitude of actions on ways to interact with the jump rope

Materials

jump rope

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Skills Focus

Shape - Review

Color - Indigo

Number - Ten, 10

Alphabet Letters - K,X,Z

Senses - Review

Character Trait - Curiosity

Target Words - If, When, Sad, Soon

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American- Don’t use a lot when a little will do

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"Handwriting is an integral part of every child's school experience. 30% to 60% of the elementary school child's class time is spent in fine motor/writing activities, with writing as the predominant task." Early Childhood Research & Practice

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Fingerplay / Poems / Songs

Ten In a Bed

(Activity 7 and 26)

There were ten in a bed and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over." So they all rolled over and one fell out. There were nine in the bed and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over." So they all rolled over and one fell out.

There were eight in the bed and the little one said,

“Roll over, roll over.”

So they all rolled over and one fell out.

There were seven in the bed in the bed and the little one said,

“Roll over, roll over.”

So they all rolled over and one fell out.

There were six in the bed and the little one said,

“Roll over, roll over.”

So they all rolled over and one fell out.

There were five in the bed and the little one said,

“Roll over, roll over.”

So they all rolled over and one fell out.

There were four in the bed and the little one said,

“Roll over, roll over.”

So they all rolled over and one fell out.

There were three in the bed and the little one said,

“Roll over, roll over.”

So they all rolled over and one fell out.

There were two in the bed and the little one said,

“Roll over, roll over.”

So they all rolled over and one fell out.

There was one in the bed and the little one said, "Good night!"

(Each time "roll over" is said, rolling motion is dramatized with arms)

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